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Policing and Governance
Enrolment code: HSD205 or HSD305
Offered: Hobart: semester 1, Launceston: semester 1 [by video-link]
Examines the roles and functions that the police play as a major agency of governance in
society. The structures and strategies of policing are analysed and the relationships
between the police, other governmental institutions and the general public are discussed.
Contemporary issues concerning such matters as community-based policing, police
accountability, race relations, corruption, dissent, militarisation, managerialism,
privatisation and international policing to combat transnational crime are also explored.
Case material from Australia, Britain, the United States and other, largely western
countries is drawn on to illustrate policy issues and to examine practices.
Staff Dr R Hall, Ms M Astrinakis
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 2 lectures weekly, 1 tutorial fortnightly (13 wks)
Prerequisites 25% at level 100 in Public Policy or equiv
Mutual exclusions HSP201/301, HGE240/340
Assessment mode 2,500-word essay (40%), 1,000-word workshop report (20%), 2-hr
end-of-sem exam (40%)
Required texts etc
Reader, available from the School of Government
Recommended texts etc
Waddington PAJ, Policing Citizens, ISBN 1857286936
Majors HSD HGE HSP
Courses [R3A] [R3C] [R3K]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Australian Public Policy
Enrolment code: HSD206 or HSD306
Offered: Hobart: semester 1, Launceston: semester 1 [by video-link]
Examines the initiation, development and implementation of public policy in Australia.
The unit: (1) outlines models of the policy process and discusses opportunities and
difficulties associated with policy making in the Australian federal system; (2) examines
various approaches to three key aspects of the policy process: agenda setting, policy
development and implementation; and (3) concludes by looking at the opportunities for
public consultation, and areas of reform within the public policy system.
Staff Dr MG Haward, Prof A Kellow
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 2 hrs lectures weekly, 1-hr tutorial fortnightly (13 wks)
Prerequisites 25% at level 100 in Public Policy or equiv
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Assessment mode 3,000-word essay (40%), 1,000-word workshop report (20%), 2-hr
end-of-sem exam (40%)
Majors HSD HGE
Courses [R3A] [R3C] [R3K]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Sex, Drugs and Toxic Waste: Risk and Regulation
Enrolment code: HSD207 or HSD307
Offered: Hobart: semester 2, Launceston: semester 2 [by video-link]
Explores regulation as a type of public policy. The unit examines theoretical approaches to
understanding regulatory policy and what distinguishes regulatory policies from other
types of public policy such as redistribution and distribution. In addition to exploring
conventional approaches to regulation and self-regulation of industry for economic, social
and environmental purposes, the unit pays particular attention to the politics surrounding
the regulation of risk, including both interest- and morals-based demands for activities to
be regulated. It explores the dilemmas posed by approaches to the regulation of criminal
activity, and attempts to regulate ‘sinful’ behaviour such as prostitution and drug-taking,
as well as the consequences of the demonisation of areas of activity such as waste
management, including the effectiveness of international prohibition regimes.
Staff Prof A Kellow
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 2 lectures weekly, 1 tutorial fortnightly (13 wks)
Prerequisites 25% at level 100 in Public Policy or equiv
Mutual exclusions HSP208/308, HSA271/371
Assessment mode 2,500-word essay (25%), workshop exercise (preparation of cabinet
submission) (25%), 2-hr end-of-sem exam (50%)
Required texts etc
Reader, available from the School of Government
Majors HSD HSA HSP
Courses [R3A] [R3C] [R3K] [S3T]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Business–Government Relations
Enrolment code: HSD208 or HSD308
Offered: not offered in 2002
Explores interactions and interdependencies between business and government in
contemporary liberal capitalist countries, especially Australia. The unit examines the
critical aspects of the political and economic environment which shape
business-government interaction. Topics include the ideologies which shape this
interaction between business and government, the structural interdependency of business
and government in capitalist economic systems, the relative political power of business
and government, patterns of interaction between business and government, contemporary
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issues of structural economic adjustment and the role of business and government in this
process.
Staff Dr F Gale
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 2 lectures weekly, tutorial fortnightly (13 wks)
Prerequisites 25% at level 100 in Public Policy or equiv
Mutual exclusions HSA262/362
Assessment mode 2,500–3,000-word essay (40%), 1,000-word workshop report/project
(20%), 2-hr end-of-sem exam (40%)
Majors HSD HSA
Courses [R3A] [R3C] [R3K]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Policy Analysis
Enrolment code: HSD209 or HSD309
Offered: Hobart: semester 2, Launceston: semester 2 [by video-link]
Provides an introduction to the analysis of public policymaking. Policy analysis is a central
activity within government, but it is also of key interest to non-governmental
organisations. The unit focuses on the differences between ‘analysis for’ and ‘analysis of’
policy making, and includes topics such as option analysis, implementation research,
ethics and the public interest.
Staff Dr MG Haward
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 2 lectures weekly, 1 tutorial fortnightly (13 wks)
Prerequisites 25% at level 100 in Public Policy or equiv
Assessment mode 2,500 to 3,000-word essay (40%), 1,000-word workshop report/project
(20%), 2-hr end-of-sem exam (40%)
Majors HSD HGE
Courses [R3A] [R3C] [R3K]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Regional Development Policy
Enrolment code: HSD223 or HSD323
Offered: Hobart: semester 1 [by video-link], Launceston: semester 1
Examines how small, sub-national peripheral economies respond to the challenge of the
international global economy. Topics include regional development theory and models of
regional policy, the role of official development agencies, central-regional relations,
alternative community-based strategies and oppositional planning. Cases considered
include Tasmania and the Maritime provinces of Canada.
Staff Mr T McCall
Unit weight 12.5%
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Teaching pattern 2 lectures weekly, 1 tutorial fortnightly (13 wks)
Prerequisites 25% at level 100 in Public Policy or equiv
Mutual exclusions HGE226/326
Assessment mode 2,500 to 3,000-word essay (40%), 1,000-word workshop report/project
(20%), 2-hr end-of-sem exam (40%)
Majors HSD HGE
Courses [R3A] [R3C] [R3K] [R3J]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Media Policy
Enrolment code: HSD227 or HSD327
Offered: not offered in 2002
This unit introduces students to the critical public policy and regulatory issues which
ground government responses to ongoing developments in media, communications and
IT sectors.
Staff tba
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 2 lectures weekly, 1 tutorial fortnightly (13 wks)
Prerequisites 25% at level 100 in Public Policy or equiv
Mutual exclusions HEJ212/312
Assessment mode 2,500 to 3,000-word essay (40%), 1,000-word workshop report/project
(20%), 2-hr end-of-sem exam (40%)
Majors HSD HEJ
Courses [R3A] [R3K]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Global Environmental Policy
Enrolment code: HSD229 or HSD329
Offered: Hobart: semester 2, Launceston: semester 2 [by video-link]
Special note: may be taken as part of a Natural Environment and Wilderness Studies major;
Examines both international relations and broader governance approaches to
understanding global environmental policy. It will focus upon the roles that nation-states,
international organisations and non-governmental actors, play in global policy processes.
The formation and operation of international regimes as major policy instruments for the
management of the global environment will be discussed. The unit will also introduce
aspects of the global ecology and global economy, and review links between trade and
environment, debt and environment, and security and environment. Students will have
the opportunity to research global environmental issues such as climate change (including
the ‘greenhouse’ issue), oceans policy, polar regimes, wildlife and biodiversity
conservation. The unit will critically assess the effectiveness of global policy in protecting
the environment.
Staff Dr K Crowley, Dr R Hall, Prof A Kellow
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Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 2 lectures weekly, 1 tutorial fortnightly (13 wks)
Prerequisites 25% at level 100 in Public Policy or equiv
Assessment mode 2,500 to 3,000-word essay (40%), 1,000-word workshop report/project
(20%), 2-hr end-of-sem exam (40%)
Required texts etc
Reader, available from the School of Government
Majors HSD KGN
Courses [R3A] [R3C] [R3K] [S3T]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Australian Environmental Policy
Enrolment code: HSD230 or HSD330
Offered: Hobart: semester 1, Launceston: semester 1 [by video-link]
Introduces students to the dynamics that shape environmental policy in contemporary
Australia and to aspects of environmental policy. The relationship between capitalism and
environmental protection is considered in the context of recent disputes between economic
and environmental concerns. The role and capacities of the state in relation to
environmental policy are considered, and the pattern of Australian environmental policy
is examined through case studies.
Staff Dr K Crowley
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 2 lectures weekly, tutorial fortnightly (13 wks)
Prerequisites 25% at level 100 in Public Policy or equiv
Mutual exclusions HSA263/363
Assessment mode 2,500–3,000-word essay (40%), 1,000-word paper/presentation (20%), 2-hr
end-of-sem exam (40%)
Majors HSD HSA KGN
Courses [R3A] [R3C] [R3K] [S3Gc3] [S3T]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Social Policy in Welfare States
Enrolment code: HSD231 or HSD331
Offered: not offered in 2002
Describes and explains key features of the welfare state in liberal democracies. Focusing
primarily on the welfare state in Australia, the unit examines issues such as: its history and
form; its political bureaucratic and community foundations; the policy community and
dominant paradigms; the political choices involved; the characteristics of the policies
developed; and, in particular, the recent shift towards increasing use of market
mechanisms in policy design and delivery. Theoretical debates about citizenship, justice
and individualism in relation to welfare are also considered.
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Staff Ms M Astinakis
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 2 lectures weekly, 1 tutorial fortnightly (13 wks)
Prerequisites 25% at level 100 in Public Policy or equiv
Mutual exclusions HGE227/327
Assessment mode 2,500 to 3,000-word essay (40%), 1,000-word workshop report/project
(20%), 2-hr end-of-sem exam (40%)
Majors HGE HSD HSP
Courses [R3A] [R3C] [R3K]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Executive Government
Enrolment code: HSD235 or HSD335
Offered: not offered in 2002
Introduces key debates over executive government at the Commonwealth and State levels
in Australia. The unit comprises three parts: (1) examines the foundations of the
traditional model of executive government in Australia; (2) examines criticisms of this
traditional model; and (3) focuses on the reform of Australian executive governments
during the past two decades.
Staff Dr MG Haward
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 2 lectures weekly, tutorial fortnightly (13 wks)
Prerequisites 25% at level 100 in Public Policy or equiv
Assessment mode 2,500 to 3,000-word essay (30%); 1,000-word workshop report/project
(20%, including marks for participation and presentation); 2-hr end-of-sem exam
(50%)
Majors HSD
Courses [R3A] [R3C] [R3K]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Asian Environmental Justice
Enrolment code: HSD239 or HSD339
Offered: not offered in 2002
Special note: may be taken as a Natural Environment and Wilderness Studies major unit
Examines ‘social and environmental justice’ in South East Asia, in particular the problems
of ‘work and environment’ in the Asian context. It moves from the national focus of
HSD230/330 Australian Environment Policy (not a prerequisite) to the regional challenge of
achieving socially and ecologically sustainable development in newly industrialising
nations.
Staff Dr K Crowley
Unit weight 12.5%
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Teaching pattern 2 lectures weekly, 1 tutorial fortnightly (13 wks)
Prerequisites 25% at level 100 in Public Policy or Political Science or equiv
Mutual exclusions KGN239/339, HMA239/339
Assessment mode 2,500–3,000-word essay (40%), 1,000-word paper/presentation (20%), 2-hr
end-of-sem exam (40%)
Majors HSD HMA KGN
Courses [R3A] [R3K] [S3T]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Women and Public Policy
Enrolment code: HSD240 or HSD340
Offered: not offered in 2002
Examines the role of women in public decision-making in Australia. The unit will
specifically address the issues of women as citizens and consumers of policy; women as
public officials making and delivering policy; and women as politicians representing the
electorate in policy-making.
Staff tba
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 2 lectures weekly, 1 tutorial fortnightly (13 wks)
Prerequisites 25% at level 100 in Public Policy or equiv
Majors HSD
Courses [R3A] [R3K]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Global Political Economy
Enrolment code: HSD241 or HSD341
Offered: Hobart: semester 2 [by video-link], Launceston: semester 2
Introduces students to the theory and practice of global political economy. The unit
introduces students to Realist, Liberal and Marxist approaches to understanding global
economic regimes and examines in detail the structures and processes that occur in key
organisations in the issue areas of trade, investment and money. Using a case study
approach, the unit explores the global bargaining that takes place between state, business
and civil society groups at global economic forums. These include the World Trade
Organisation (WTO), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
(UNCTAD), the Organisation for Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD), the
International Monetary Fund (IMF), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
and the European Union (EU). State responses to global economic forces are also
examined.
Staff Dr F Gale
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 2 lectures weekly, tutorial fortnightly (13 wks)
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Prerequisites 25% at level 100 in Public Policy or Political Science or equiv
Assessment mode 2,500-word essay (40%); 1,000-word book review (20%); 2-hr end-of-sem
exam (40%)
Required texts etc
Robert Gilpin, Global Political Economy: Understanding the International Economic Order,
Princeton Univ Press, NJ, 2001
Majors HSD HSA
Courses [R3A] [R3C] [R3K]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Public Policy 4 (Honours)
Full time/Part time
Enrolment code: HSD400 or HSD401
Offered: Hobart: semesters 1 & 2 Launceston: semesters 1 & 2
The full-time course (HSD400, weight 100%) consists of two units, taken in semester 1, and
a dissertation of 15,000 words on a subject approved by the Head of School, to be
submitted early in November. Students undertaking the part-time course (HSD401, weight
50%) should plan their course in consultation with the Head of School.
Students are required to take HSD400/401 Public Policy 4
Full-time students enrol in HSD400 (100%)
Part-time students enrol in HSD401 (50%)
Plus
HSD403
Dissertation
and two of the following elective units each of which has the equivalent of 25%
weighting:
HSD410
Antarctic and Oceans Policy
HSD412
Environmental Politics and Policy
HSD413
Special Reading Program
HSD415
Women and Public Policy
HSD416
Public Sector Internship
HSD417
Contemporary Policing
HSD418
Challenges to Governance
HSD421
Policy Development
HSD422
Leadership, Influence and Dispute
Resolution
HSD423
Participation and Public Policy
HSD424
Forest Policy: Global and Local
Staff Dr T Narramore (Coordinator)
Unit weight 100%/50%
Prerequisites Major, with GPA of 6.5 or higher
Courses [R4A]
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Dissertation
Enrolment code: HSD403
Offered: Hobart: semester 2 Launceston: semester 2
The Honours Dissertation involves supervised research on a subject approved by the
Head of School. The results of the research are reported in a 15,000 word dissertation that
is to be submitted in early November.
Staff as appropriate
Unit weight 0%
Teaching pattern supervised reasearch
Prerequisites major, with GPA of 6.5 or higher
Assessment mode 15,000-word dissertation
Courses [R4A]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Antarctic and Oceans Policy
Enrolment code: HSD410
Offered: Hobart: semester 1
Provides students with an understanding of the structure and processes that shape policy
and management of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean. The unit focuses on the
development and evolution of the Antarctic Treaty System, Antarctic environmental
management, Southern Ocean resource issues, Australia’s oceans policy, the politics of
whaling, climate change and Antarctica.
Staff Dr R Hall (Coordinator)
Unit weight 0%
Teaching pattern 2-hr seminar weekly (13 wks)
Prerequisites major, with GPA of 6.5 or higher
Assessment mode 8,000 words in written assignments
Courses [R4A]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Environmental Politics and Policy
Enrolment code: HSD412
Offered: Hobart: semester 1
Special note: unit weighted at 25% for students enrolling in Graduate Certificate, Graduate
Diploma or Master of Public Policy
Allows students to concentrate upon either (a) recent developments in green theory such
as environmental justice, ecological modernisation or green democracy, or (b) the
resolution of recent environmental problems at the local, national or international level. It
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provides readings relating to the contested character of green politics and the various
debates over the capacity of government to respond to environmental concerns.
Staff Dr K Crowley
Unit weight 0%/25%
Teaching pattern 2-hr seminar weekly (13 wks)
Prerequisites major, with GPA of 6.5 or higher
Assessment mode 8,000 words in written assignments
Courses [R4A] [R5M] [R6M] [R7M]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Special Reading Program
Enrolment code: HSD413
Offered: Hobart: semester 1, Launceston: semester 1
One semester of supervised reading on a topic selected by the student in consultation with
an appropriate member of staff.
Staff as appropriate
Unit weight 0%
Teaching pattern supervised reading
Prerequisites major, with GPA of 6.5 or higher
Assessment mode 8,000 words in written assignments
Courses [R4A]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Women and Public Policy
Enrolment code: HSD415
Offered: not offered in 2002
Special note: unit weighted at 25% for students enrolling in Graduate Certificate, Graduate
Diploma or Master of Public Policy
Examines the relationship between women, the state and public policy. The unit discusses
the role of women in public decision making and the historical importance of activism,
interest groups and the femocrat tradition in facilitating the institutionalisation and
legitimisation of women’s policy as part of the political process. The unit will specifically
address the issues of women as citizens and consumers of policy; women as public
officials making and delivering policy; and women as politicians representing the
electorate in policy making. It will examine the impact of economic-liberalism on womens
policy and accordingly, assess the current context and debate the future direction of
women’s policy in Australia.
Unit weight 0%/25%
Teaching pattern 2-hr seminar weekly (13 wks)
Prerequisites major, with GPA of 6.5 or higher
Assessment mode 8,000 words in written assignments
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Courses [R4A] [R5M] [R6M] [R7M]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Public Sector Internship
Enrolment code: HSD416
Offered: Hobart: semester 1, Launceston: semester 1
Special note: notional weight of 25%; enrolment in this unit requires the approval of the
Coordinator, Dr K Crowley
The Public Sector Internship is offered as a research based unit in the Public Policy
Honours program. This unit involves a part-time placement in a public sector agency
within the Tasmanian State Service during semester 1. This placement will see the intern
undertake a practical, research oriented report. It is expected that interns would spend
about 10 hours per week during the semester in the placement. The internship aims to give
students experience in practical aspects of policy making and analysis and public
administration.
Staff Dr K Crowley (Coordinator)
Unit weight 0%/25%
Teaching pattern supervsied research (13 wks)
Assessment mode 8,000 words in written assignments
Courses [R4A]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Contemporary Policing
Enrolment code: HSD417
Offered: Hobart: semester 1
Provides students with the opportunity for advanced level study of contemporary policing
and public order issues concerning such topics as accountability; police culture; social
deviancy and reform; managerialism and marketisation; policing dissent; militarisation;
community policing; race, gender and sexuality issues; rural policing; and international
policing to combat transnational crime.
Staff Dr R Hall
Unit weight 0%/25%
Teaching pattern 2-hr seminar weekly (13 wks)
Prerequisites major, with GPA of 6.5 or higher
Assessment mode 8,000 words in written assignments
Courses [R4A]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Challenges to Governance
Enrolment code: HSD418
Offered: Hobart: semester 1
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Special note: unit weighted at 25% for students enrolling in Graduate Certificate, Graduate
Diploma or Master of Public Policy
‘Government’ as a set of institutions is no longer synonymous with ‘government’ as a
process. As a result, the term ‘governance’ is increasingly used to account for a growing
number of situations where governance occurs without government. The reasons for this
reflect not only a shift in the boundaries of the State, and a ‘hollowing out’ of government,
but fundamental shifts in the competences of different levels of government, as local and
global forces both undermine and overlay the capacity of nation-states in some areas, but
strengthen the hand of nation-states in others. The increasing importance of
non-governmental actors further complicates this picture. Added to this institutional
complexity, the complexity of issues such as global trade and investment, climate change
and other environmental risks, and reactions by those threatened or disadvantaged by
these developments pose an interesting set of challenges for governance. This subject will
explore selected aspects of these issues.
Staff Prof A Kellow
Unit weight 0%/25%
Teaching pattern 2-hr seminar weekly (13 wks)
Prerequisites major, with GPA of 6.5 or higher
Assessment mode 8,000 words in written assignments
Courses [R4A] [R5M] [R6M] [R7M]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Policy Development
Enrolment code: HSD421
Offered: Hobart: semester 1
Special note: unit weighted at 25% for students enrolling in Graduate Certificate, Graduate
Diploma or Master of Public Policy
Examines the central approaches to understanding the policy process. Key phases of this
process will be explored including the initiation, development, implementation,
evaluation and analysis of public policy. Difficulties and opportunities presented by the
complexity and ambiguity inherent within political decision making will also be analysed.
Staff Dr K Crowley (Coordinator)
Unit weight 0%/25%
Teaching pattern 2-hr seminar weekly (13 wks)
Prerequisites major, with GPA of 6.5 or higher
Assessment mode 8,000 words in written assignments
Courses [R4A] [R5M] [R6M] [R7M]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Leadership, Influence and Dispute Resolution
Enrolment code: HSD422
Offered: Hobart: semester 2
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Special note: unit weighted at 25% for students enrolling in Graduate Certificate, Graduate
Diploma or Master of Public Policy
Examines three interrelated concepts central to contemporary discourse about effective
governance. From a focus on ‘the great men of history’ and ‘captains of industry’ to
behavioural, transactional, transformational and problem-solving approaches, the unit
traces the development of leadership studies in a range of contexts including the
organisation, governmental and international. Inherently a political activity, leadership
involves the exercise of influence and power and is often a critical factor in the resolution
of disputes. The nature of influence and power is discussed, their forms identified and
dispute resolution strategies (including negotiation, cooptation, mediation and arbitration)
explored.
Staff Dr R Hall
Unit weight 0%/25%
Teaching pattern 2-hr seminar weekly (13 wks)
Prerequisites major, with GPA of 6.5 or higher
Assessment mode 8,000 words in written assignments
Courses [R4A] [R5M] [R6M] [R7M]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Participation and Public Policy
Enrolment code: HSD423
Offered: Hobart: semester 1
Special note: unit weighted at 25% for students enrolling in Graduate Certificate, Graduate
Diploma or Master of Public Policy
What is the value of associations, consultation, partnerships and public deliberation for
policy making? Is the concept of social capital important for community development? Is
there a link between political participation and the civic and social health of communities?
Does the legitimacy of public policy now rest on citizen cooperation or cooption in
government decision making? How are concepts of participation and community
strategically represented in current political context? This unit examines arguments that
surround the theories and processes of public involvement in policy making. It assesses
the role of voluntary association and community sector activity in contemporary politics
and focuses on consultation in the policy process to examine both the potential power of
public ideas and pitfalls of participation.
Staff Ms M Astrinakis
Unit weight 0%/25%
Teaching pattern 2-hr seminar weekly (13 wks)
Prerequisites major, with GPA of 6.5 or higher
Assessment mode 8,000 words in written assignments
Courses [R4A] [R5M] [R6M] [R7M]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Forest Policy: Global and Local
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Enrolment code: HSD424
Offered: Launceston: semester 1
Introduces students to global, national and regional policy in the forestry sector. It will
cover (a) ecological theories of forest management (sustainable-yield forest management,
sustainable forest management and ecosystem forest management); (b) global forest policy
as considered in the International Tropical Timber Organisation, the UN Food and
Agriculture Organisation, the Commission on Sustainable Development and the newly
established UN Forum on Forests; and (c) Australian and Tasmanian forest policy.
Staff Dr F Gale
Unit weight 0%
Teaching pattern 2-hr seminar weekly (13 wks)
Prerequisites major, with GPA of 6.5 or higher
Assessment mode 8,000 words in written assignments
Courses [R4A]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Research Thesis
Enrolment code: HSD701
Offered: Hobart: semester 1
Students undertake independent research on an approved subject. The results of the
research are reported in thesis of 15,000 words. Guidance will be provided in a short series
of workshops at the beginning of the unit and through supervision while research work is
in progress.
Staff Dr K Crowley (Coordinator)
Unit weight 50%
Teaching pattern supervised research
Assessment mode 15,000-word thesis
Courses [R5M] [R6M] [R7M]
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University of Tasmania unit details
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